Information about Jury Service in PAGE County District Court 

 

 

  

Location of courthouse and directions: 112 E. Main, Clarinda, IA     

  

Courthouse hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday 

  

Contact information:  

MaryAlice Woods- Clerk of Court 

Phone: 712-542-3214 

  

Check trial status information: 

Phone: 712-542-3214 

  

Where to park: Parking is available around the Courthouse Square 

  

Courthouse security information: Phone: 712-542-3214 

  

Contact for ADA accommodations: If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in Court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA Coordinator at 712-328-5883.  If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942. 

 

Inside the courthouse—where to report for jury service: Please check in at the Clerk's Office located in the main floor of the Courthouse. 

  

What to wear to court:  Please report for jury service wearing respectable clothes.  As a general rule, business or business casual clothing is acceptable.  The following types of clothing are not suitable for court proceedings:  shorts, tube tops, halter tops, clothing that contains any obscene, suggestive or inflammatory print or images, and clothes that are overly dirty or ragged.  

 

Absences/Emergencies: Contact the Jury Manager at 712-542-3214. 

 

Travel, mileage and other expenses: .40/per mile round trip 

 

Compensation:  Pursuant to state law, you will be paid $30 a day for each day of jury service up to seven days; $50 a day for eight or more days of service.  You may waive the right to compensation, which will help reduce the state's cost of operating the court system.    

  

Directions: 

You have been selected to serve a 3-month term as a Petit Juror for Page County beginning the first day of the month after you receive this notice.  We will notify you by letter or e-mail during this 3-month period, one week in advance of the date you will need to actually report for jury duty.  It shall be your obligation to report for jury duty at the designated time.  Upon reporting for jury duty, please check your round-trip mileage and report to the Clerk's Office.